Col. Joseph Young Block

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Col. Joseph Young Block
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	502 Brady St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′30″N 90°34′27″W / 41.52500°N 90.57417°W / 41.52500; -90.57417Coordinates: 41°31′30″N 90°34′27″W / 41.52500°N 90.57417°W / 41.52500; -90.57417
Built	1857
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Governing body	Private
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	83002526^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983
Removed from NRHP	December 19, 2014

The Col. Joseph Young Block was located just to the north of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building has subsequently been torn down. It occupied the same block as the Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall, which was next door, the Old City Hall, and the Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building. The library and this building were removed from the National Register in 2014.

History

The Col. Young Block is the first building on the left in this 1880 photograph. Note the cornice that was later removed.

The building was constructed by Colonel Joseph Young, a land speculator, in 1857.^[2] He probably built this building on speculation.^[3] It housed retail and service businesses over the years, which included different saloons and restaurants. The building had been declining over the years and it was slated for demolition when a part of the building collapsed on August 9, 2009.^[4] The building was torn down later that year.

Architecture

The Colonel Young Block was a three-story, nine bay, brick building that was built on a stone foundation. Its decorative elements were found in the tall narrow windows and their projecting hoods. When it was built it featured an ornate cornice that was removed in later years.^[2] A skim coat application had been applied to the exterior. The building's original three-bay storefronts were altered with a permastone covering.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-06.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Young, Colonel Joseph, Block" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
↑ Wehner, Nowysz, Pottschull and Pfiffner. "Col. Joseph Young Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
↑ David Heitz (August 8, 2009). "Building collapses at 502 Brady Street, Davenport". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

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Historic Commercial Buildings in Davenport, Iowa

Downtown	American Commercial and Savings Bank Henry Berg Building Building at 202 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel Davenport Hotel Democrat Building Donahue Building Ficke Block First National Bank Building Forrest Block Hibernia Hall Hoffman Building Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater Iowa Reform Building Koenig Building Kahl Building J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Putnam-Parker Block Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schauder Hotel Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Schmidt Block Union Arcade Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall Col. Joseph Young Block

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